Peter Berg, University of Alberta

Latest papers

Random pore-network model for polymer electrolyte membranes.
Soft matter · 2021 · first author
Asymmetric double-layer charging in a cylindrical nanopore under closed confinement.
The Journal of chemical physics · 2020

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Fundamental Investigation on the Transport and Reaction Phenomena in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Technologies
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$193,000

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Random pore-network model for polymer electrolyte membranes.

Berg P, Nadon P

Soft matter2021First author

DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02212h PMID: 34038499

02

Asymmetric double-layer charging in a cylindrical nanopore under closed confinement.

Matse M, Berg P, Eikerling M

The Journal of chemical physics2020

DOI: 10.1063/1.5139541 PMID: 32113335

Fundamental Investigation on the Transport and Reaction Phenomena in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Technologies

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Tang, Tian T

Keywords: electrocatalytic layers; material design; multi-scale modeling; nanoporous materials; polymer electrolyte membranes; reaction; resistance to aging; selectivity; surface functionalization; transport

$193,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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